April 11, 20169 yr Anybody know where I can get one? I'm going to be going through the cooling system on my ea82t for obvious reasons and would like to put in a full metal double row radiator. I've found full metal singles and plastic tank doubles, but no metal doubles.
April 11, 20169 yr Ebay? These are in Autralia not sure of the cost of shipping to the USA http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-FULL-Aluminum-Radiator-FOR-SUBARU-LEONIE-L-SERIES-WAGON-1-6ltr-1-8ltr-85-94-/262168238151?hash=item3d0a71d847:g:Os8AAOSwAKxWW~25&vxp=mtr http://www.ebay.com/itm/HIGH-PER-Aluminum-Radiator-FOR-SUBARU-LEONIE-L-SERIES-WAGON-1-6ltr-1-8ltr-85-94-/151950795342?hash=item2360f9224e:g:SNwAAOSwv-NWVrnx&vxp=mtr http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOR-SUBARU-LEONIE-L-SERIES-WAGON-1-6ltr-1-8ltr-NEW-85-94-Aluminum-Radiator-BEST-/281875123765?hash=item41a1110e35:g:V90AAOSwwE5WYSj9&vxp=mtr TOONGA
April 11, 20169 yr Author All I find on eBay here are single row. I think due to the popularity of the l-series in Australia, there is a lot more aftermarket support for them.
April 12, 20169 yr It's odd how those 3 sellers look so similar. I found a website going into all kinds of pro & con of Al vs Copper. Looks like Al is better corrosion resistance. Copper is easier to repair, but typically, I've had radiators fail by the tiny fins corroding away from the tubes, which is not repairable, except by re-coring. I have to contact them to find out about shipping. I must say, that the OEM Al & plastic radiator in our 2001 Forester was still good when we sold it in 2015. Longer than any copper / brass radiator I ever had.
April 12, 20169 yr Your local radiator specialty shop may carry them. Except take along the thermister on the right side, that activates the auxiliary fan. Some double core radiators, put a shoulder over the threads that the thermister screws into, so that only 1/2 thread gets engaged. Then it leaks, falls out and dumps your coolant onto the ground.
April 12, 20169 yr Nuts. I looked at the feedback. All 3 located in China. The feedback is overall very positive, BUT... Unfortunately, the feedback does not specifically tie to the listed items, so it's hard to tell which complaints are about which products.
April 12, 20169 yr Stumbled across this page, claiming an 88 XT6 radiator is the same as an EA82T radiator. Not sure if that will get different matches...http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=49123&start=350
April 12, 20169 yr Author I've actually only ever had issues with plastic core radiators once, in an old Altima, when the plastic around the filler neck cracked. Maybe I'll just get a double row plastic tank. Anything is better than the current (original) radiator in my 86. It is literally disintegrating.
April 13, 20169 yr Stumbled across this page, claiming an 88 XT6 radiator is the same as an EA82T radiator. Not sure if that will get different matches... http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=49123&start=350 Xt6 radiator has a twin core EA82T doesn't, mine didn't on a Vortex XT EA82 turbo. The XT6 radiator will fit but the outlet pipes are bigger 38mm. I know people in Australia that have bought these chines ally radiators, some fit directly others state they have to modify holes for the radiator fans and body mounting screws. When you search ebay, do you use the international options or just America? As for the sellers you will find they have more than one store that they sell from. Just like the sellers who sell oem phone parts. TOONGA
April 13, 20169 yr Performance Radiator sells them. I'm sure you can Google them, they're a nationwide company. Their products are excellent and not horribly expensive. We've used them for years. Emily
April 13, 20169 yr This looks like one: https://shop.performanceradiator.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_32557_32785_32786_32787&product_id=10727
April 13, 20169 yr This looks like one: https://shop.performanceradiator.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_32557_32785_32786_32787&product_id=10727 oops, out of stock .....
April 14, 20169 yr Author Everybody, thanks! That's exactly what I was hoping to see. I'll check out the xt6 radiator swap Davet and Emily, thanks for the scoop on performance radiator. Admire the work you guys do at CCR also btw!
April 14, 20169 yr xt6 radiators were never made by aftermarket suppliers so there's none available. places list "XT6 radiators", but they won't be XT6 radiators, they'll be 4 cylinder XT radiators. the xt6 side tanks are plastic, not metal. fan mounts are different, lower pegs are different, hose diameter is larger.
April 15, 20169 yr Author So nil on the xt6 radiator, and the full metal double row from performance radiator is out of stock, as noted above. Damn. They are right nearby me in Harrisburg, I'll have to give them a call and see if there's anything they can do. In the meantime I'll keep hunting. I hope my original one holds up until I find one!
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